Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

with an almost machine like regularity, the
two axes rcse and fell, carrying death and
disablement at every stroke. But l could see
that tho strain was beginning to tell ON Sir
Henry who was bleeding from several nesh
wounds; his breath was coming III gasps, and
the veins stood out on his forehead ike blue
and knotted cords. Even Umslopogaas, man
Of iron That be was, was hnrd pressed.
myself did not go into the molee, but lowered
outsida like the swift shack" in football
scrimnage, putting bullet through Nasal
wherever got a chance was more use So
l fired forty-nine cartridges that morning,
and did not miss many shots.
Presently, do as we would, the beam Of the
balance began to rise against us. We had
not more than fifteen or sixteen electives left
now, and the Nasal had at least fifty. OF
course, II they had kept their heads and
shaken themselves together, they could soon
have made an end of the matter; but that is
just what they did not do, not having yet re-
covered from their start and some Of them
having actually 1ed from their sleeping
places without their weapons. Still, by now
many individuals were fighting with their
normal courage and discretion, and this alone
was sufficient to defeat u.s. To mako matters
worse just then, when Mackenzie's rife was
empty brawny savage, armed with O
"sime," or sword, made rush for him. The
Clergyman flung down his gsn, and drawing
his huge carver from his elastic belt his re-
volver had dropped out in the fight, they
closed in desperate struggle. Presently,
locked In a close embrace, missionary and
Nasal rolled on to the ground behind the
wall, and for some time ], being amply occu.
pied with my own affairs, and in keeping my
skin from being priclSed, remained in ignor.
ance of his fate or how the duel had ended.
To and fro surged the fight, slowly turning
round like the vortex Of human whirlpool
and the matter began TO look very bad for us
Just then, however, fortunate thing hap
peued. Umslopogaas, either by accident OF
design, broke out of the ring and engaged q
warrior ut some few PAGES from it. As be
did SO, another man ran up and struck him
with all his force between the shoulders will
his great spear, which, falling on the tough
steel shirt, failed to pierce it and rebounded
For moment the man stared aghast-pro
tective arnlor being unknown among these
tribes-and then he yelled out at the top Of
his voice:
"They are devilsL-bewitched, bewitchedl'
and seized by sudden panic, he threw dow
his spear and began to fly. l cut short hi
career with bullet and Umslopogaal
Drained his man, and then the panic spread
to the Others
@Bewitched bewitchedl" they cried, ant
tried to escape in every direction, utterly
demoralized and broken sprited-for the mos
part even throwing down their shields anC
spears.
On the last scene Of that dreadful fight
need not dwell. TWAS q slaughter great ant
grim, in which no quarter was asked or given
One incident, however, Is worth detailing
Just ns I was hoping that 1t was all dom
with, suddenly, from under heap Of slaii
where he had been hiding, an unwoundet
warrior sprang up and, clearing the piles o
dying and dead like an antelope, sped lik
the wind up the ,.raal toward the spot wher
was standing at the moment. But he wa
not alone, for Umslopogaas came gliding o.
his tracks with the peculiar swallow like me
ton for which he was noted, and as the
neared me recognized in the Nasal tn
herald of the previous night Finding tina
run as he would. his pursuer was gaining O
; him, the man halted aud turned round
give battle. Umslopogaas also pulled up.
"Ah, ah," he cried, in moclery, to the E
, moran, "it is thou whom / talked with las
night-the Lygonani, the herald, the capture
of little girls-he who would kill little CIR
: And thou didst hope to stand man to man AL
: face to face with Umslopogaas, an Induna {
: the tribe of the Maquilisini, Of the people {
the Amazulu9 Behold, thy prayeris granted
+ And l did swear to hew thee limb frol
} limb, thou insolent dog Behold, / will d
it even nowl"
e The Nasal ground his teeth with fury an
7 charged at the Zulu with his spear. As |
came, Umslopogaas deftly stepped aside, an
o swinging Inkosi-kaas high above his head wit
. both hands, brought the broad blade dow
I with such fearful force from behind upon Il
d Masai's shoulder, just where the neck is S
3 into the frame, that its razor edge shore rigl
d through bone and flesh and muscle, almo
t severing the head and one arm from Il
i body.
d "Out" calculated Umslopogaas, contempla
Q ing the corpse of his foe; IL have kept n
n word. 1t was q good stroke"